hi /k ,

recently saw many people open thread asking about dental related question , so i thought why not i just open one for all to ask question about dental problem !

Don't hesitate to ask !

** I am a practicing dentist based in Malaysia **

This post has been edited by chen9: May 12 2022, 09:31 AM

I want to bleach my teeth..whats the downside?

do you value your expensive equipment like dental chairs over the safety of your patients?

can you whiten your teeth naturally, its costly to do whitening as well as upsetting to give up my tea

Any age limit recommendation for doing braces?

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Everytime i go to my dental appointment, the docs try to market me all sorts of water flosser. Are those really efficient compared to regular flossing ? Thanks doc.

P/S : They mark up the prices pretty high too up to rm300 for some when i saw same models on shopee for way way cheaper.

This post has been edited by jjay666: Oct 1 2020, 10:36 PM

how much does an implant cost ? (cost of material)

short term wise u will have minimal post-op sensitivity , but it depends on your teeth condition , so far every in office bleaching i did have minimal to none sensitivity post op

long term wise its of course $$$$ because typically whitening treatments last roughly 12-24 months depends on your diet and habits , need to redo after a while

the answer is definitely no

i wouldn't recommend any home remedies ( especially those charcoal base product very popular few years back ) to use because of safety reasons
fake dentistry cases have definitely spiked over recent years eg : fake braces , fake veneer

for any dental related problem i highly recommend visit a dentist to do a thorough checkup ( gov or private also can ) to find out what treatment you need

u can try rinsing after tea session or sip some plain water in between ( works for me )

ur cost material to implant a teeth is

answer me yes = 3k up
answer me no = 3k under

in theory there is no limitation in age , whats more important is the oral and jaw condition

but generally treatment difficulties increase with age

for me personally i love using water floss due to one reason , i have a permanent retainer on my lower front teeth ( basically a metal wire bonded to inside on lower front 6 teeth ) i cant floss using normal floss

however , i wish i was offered this product when i was on braces because of how easier it is to use .

i ended up with multiple cavities after my dentist took off my braces

the price depending on the brand , the one i use is around 500 ringgit when i got it few years back i think . still works today

in short
: rajin floss : just go with normal floss
lazy floss / on braces / dental bridges / dental implant : personally prefer water floss

Thanks for doing this! I have a couple questions:

1. My gum has kinda receded a bit exposing more of my teeth probably due to brushing with too much pressure. Any way to correct that or would it great on its own if I start brushing softer?
2. What toothpaste and toothbrush do you use?

This post has been edited by chen9: May 12 2022, 09:20 AM

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iIGhqi57es
u can refer this brushing technique its pretty " textbook "
as for receded gums especially for front teeth , u can do regular scaling and polishing combination of good oral hygiene habits to prevent the condition to be worsen .
as to grow it back , with my limited knowledge , the only possible way is to do periodontal surgery to fix it ( again , its different case to case depending on the cause and the condition of bone , gums and teeth )

2. i use TePe toothbrush ( soft ) , toothpaste i dont really care i just use whatever i have but most of the time colgate

Hi, can you please repost the brushing tutorial video? The linked video is unavailable

Hello. I will like opinion from anyone who has experience on this. Will like to get an opinion.

My gum has never been well. I visit the dentist every 6 months to try to get it better but I'm not sure if it's genetic since my grandma and mom has the same issue. The dentist is also trying to clean my teeth as best as he can.

But 2 years ago, my one tooth started to protrude like the picture below.



Back then my dentist said that I can do braces if my gum is better but 3 weeks back, my gum started to swell on that tooth so the dentist suggested to extract it and paste it back between my two teeth (not sure what's the procedure). He thought that it was because of my tooth infecting the gum. But then the next week after that, the other side of my gum is inflamed as well.

So now I'm having second thought about getting my tooth extracted since I think it's not related to the tooth being infected. I hope someone can give me an opinion if I should extract it or just try to have the braces later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdjmGxq-X7M